hygrometer
noun
any instrument for measuring the water-vapor content of the atmosphere.
hygrometrically
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a word derived from
hygrometer.
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a word derived from
hygrometric.
hygrometricadjectiveof or relating to the hygrometer or hygrometry.
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When moist the peristome closes hygrometrically over the orifice more or less; when drier the teeth or processes commonly bend outward or recurve; and then the spores more readily escape.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
